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Stop Sports Blackouts Act

S. 328 Sen. Christopher Murphy (D-CT) In committee
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  1. Introduced Jan 30
  2. Committee Jan 30
  3. Passed Senate Next
  4. Passed House Not yet
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet
Where it stands
In committee, Jan 30, 2025Next: Senate vote
636d ago Jan 30, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary

Stop Sports Blackouts Act

Full summary2 paragraphs

This bill requires cable and satellite broadcast providers to issue rebates to customers who are denied access to video programming included in their subscription because of programming negotiations.

Specifically, where a provider’s negotiations related to the retransmission or carriage of video programming result in the provider failing to offer access to programming included in a customer’s subscription, the customer must be issued a rebate for the affected period. The Federal Communications Commission is directed to issue rules to this effect, including to establish the appropriate amount for such a rebate.

Library of Congress summary, Jan 30, 2025

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  • Introduced in SenateJan 30, 2025

Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 27, 2026.